Spring 2023 Coase Project Conference
HOSTED BY
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
 Robin Burgess, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science; Director, International Growth Centre (IGC)View Bio |
 Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, UChicago; Director, Becker Friedman Institute (BFI)View Bio |
LOCATION
University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Room 208
450 Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
The Coase Project Conference aims to deepen and elevate the fields of climate, energy, and environmental economics. During this two-day conference hosted at the University of Chicago, a leading group of interdisciplinary scholars joined UChicago’s Michael Greenstone and the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Robin Burgess to present their research and participated in creative and innovative conversations to confront the global energy and environment challenge.
Read the Summary of the Spring 2023 Conference
CONFERENCE PHOTOS
- Tuesday, May 9
Note: All times listed are CST.
6:30-9:00 PM | Welcome Dinner
445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
- Wednesday, May 10
Note: All times listed are CST. All presentations will take place in Room 208.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast – 220 Lounge
8:55 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Robin Burgess, London School of Economics
Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Macroeconomics and Climate Change
Christian Gollier, Toulouse School of Economics
Per Krusell, Stockholm University
Ishan Nath, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Break
11:00- 11:30 a.m. | Environmental Permits, Regulatory Capacity, and Firm Outcomes
Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. | The Origins and Control of Forest Fires in the Tropics
Clare Balboni, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch – 220 Lounge
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Carbon Prices and Forest Preservation Over Space and Time in the Brazilian Amazon
Lars Peter Hansen, University of Chicago
1:45-2:15 p.m. | Do Transportation Networks Facilitate Adaptation to Environmental Extremes?
Dave Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2:15-2:45p.m. | Adverse Selection in Carbon Offset Markets: Evidence from the Clean Development Mechanism in China
Nicholas Ryan, Yale University
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Break
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Environmental Consequences of Hydrocarbon Transportation Policy
Ryan Kellogg, University of Chicago
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Dynamic Climate Adaptation
Christopher Costello, University of California, Santa Barbara
4:00- 5:00 p.m. | Facing our Responsibilities: Sustainability Funding and Structuring a Climate Fund for Low Income Countries
Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourns
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Conference Dinner
74 West Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60654
- Thursday, May 11
Note: All times listed are CST. All presentations will take place in Room 208.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast – 220 Lounge
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Environment and Productivity
Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John van Reenan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Break
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Pollution Exposure and Health: The Role of Private Actions and Environmental Externalities in Nairobi
Susanna Berkouwer, University of Pennsylvania
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. | Water Works: Causes and Consequences of Safe Drinking Water in America
Joseph Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Climate Beliefs and Migration Choices in Bangladesh
Gharad Bryan, London School of Economics
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Can the Regulation of Fugitive Methane Emissions from Fracking Work? Experimental Evidence from Colorado
Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch – 220 Lounge
2:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourns